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SynthesisFamilial cancer2022

Colectomy and desmoid tumours in familial adenomatous polyposis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Arthur S Aelvoet, Daphne Struik, Barbara A J Bastiaansen, Willem A Bemelman, Roel Hompes, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Evelien Dekker

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Familial cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
  2. Article
  3. Observational
  4. Review
  5. Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene Polyposis-Related Syndromes.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2026
    Review
  6. Management of desmoid tumors associated with familial adenomatous polyposis: a three-decade experience of a tertiary center in Brazil.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2025
    Article
  7. Surgical Decision-Making in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2024
    Review
  8. Management of Desmoid Disease in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2024
    Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arthur S AelvoetDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Daphne StruikDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Barbara A J BastiaansenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Willem A BemelmanDepartment of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Roel HompesDepartment of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Patrick M M BossuytDepartment of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Evelien DekkerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. e.dekker@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-4363-0745
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLAmsterdam Neuroscience · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Desmoid tumours (DT) are one of the main causes of death in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Surgical trauma is a risk factor for DT, yet a colectomy is inevitable in FAP to prevent colorectal cancer. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the available evidence on DT risk related to type, approach and timing of colectomy. A search was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. Studies were considered eligible when DT incidence was reported after different types, approaches and timing of colectomy. Twenty studies including 6452 FAP patients were selected, all observational. No significant difference in DT incidence was observed after IRA versus IPAA (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.69-1.42) and after open versus laparoscopic colectomy (OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.42-1.86). Conflicting DT incidences were seen after early versus late colectomy and when analysing open versus laparoscopic colectomy according to colectomy type. Three studies reported a (non-significantly) higher DT incidence after laparoscopic IPAA compared to laparoscopic IRA, with OR varying between 1.77 and 4.09. A significantly higher DT incidence was observed in patients with a history of abdominal surgery (OR 3.40, 95% CI 1.64-7.03, p = 0.001). Current literature does not allow to state firmly whether type, approach, or timing of colectomy affects DT risk in FAP patients. Fewer DT were observed after laparoscopic IRA compared to laparoscopic IPAA, suggesting laparoscopic IRA as the preferred choice if appropriate considering rectal polyp burden. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020161424.

Indexed as

Adenomatous Polyposis ColiDesmoid TumorsLaparoscopyProctocolectomy, RestorativeColectomyHumansIncidenceColectomyDesmoid tumoursFamilial adenomatous polyposisMeta-analysis

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PMID35022961
PMCPMC9636104
OpenAlexW4206287225

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